Residents becoming naturalized citizens in 2014 had spent a median of seven years in LPR status. Immigrants born in Asia and Africa had the shortest wait time, six years, while those from North America had the longest wait time, 10 years.

2015 - 333,341 unauthorized immigrants are removed from the United States.

Unaccompanied Alien Children:"Unaccompanied alien children" (UAC -- term used by US Customs and Border Protection) are referred to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, for care while their immigration cases are adjudicated: